Prognosis of Kidney failure

Complications:

Complications of Kidney failure may include:

• Uremia
• Shock
• Seizures
• Coma
• End Stage Renal Disease - the name for the last state of chronic kidney failure
• more complications...»

See also complications of Kidney failure.

Death Statistics for Kidney failure

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Kidney failure:

• 76,584 people undergoing end-stage renal treatment died each year in the US 2001 (United States Renal Data System, 2003, NIDDK)
• 26.1% of deaths from kidney failure were also associated with coronary heart disease in Australia (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 28.6% of deaths from kidney failure were also associated with heart failure in Australia (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 1,006 women died from renal failure in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 919 men died from renal failure in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 1.3% of all male deaths was due to renal failure in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 1.6% of all female deaths was due to renal failure in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• more death statistics...»

Kidney failure: Research More

• Kidney failure: Introduction
• Deaths: Kidney failure
• Symptoms: Kidney failure
• Complications: Kidney failure
• Causes: Kidney failure
• Treatments: Kidney failure

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Kidney failure usually refers to the likely outcome of Kidney failure. The prognosis of Kidney failure may include the duration of Kidney failure, chances of complications of Kidney failure, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Kidney failure, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Kidney failure. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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